Who is leading The Open Championship 2025 after Round 1? Leaderboard explored

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The first round of this year's Open Championship has concluded at Royal Portrush. After the first 18 holes, the prestigious golf event currently has five golfers headlining the leaderboard.

On Thursday, Dunluce Links witnessed pros competing for the Claret Jug. At the end of the day, Jacob Skov Olesen, Haotong Li, Matt Fitzpatrick, Christiaan Bezuidenhout, and Harris English are currently leading the major championship.

The Open Championship's top spot is headlined by five pros at 4 under par 67. Following them are four pros tied for the sixth spot on the leaderboard. Matthew Jordan, Scottie Scheffler, Sadom Kaewkanjana, and Tyrrell Hatton are tied at T6 with a total of 3 under 68.

The Open Championship leaderboard features ten golfers tied for 10th place. Tom Kim, Lucas Glover, Justin Rose, Maverick McNealy, Brian Harman, Aaron Rai, Rickie Fowler, Lee Westwood, Rasmus, and Nicolai Hojgaard scored a total of 2 under par 69.

The Open Championship defending champion, Xander Schauffele, currently stands in the 32nd spot on the leaderboard, with an even par score after round 1.

The Open Championship 2025 Round 1 full leaderboard explored

Here's a detailed look at The Open Championship leaderboard after Round 1. Take a look:

  • T1 — Jacob Skov Olesen (-4)
  • T1 — Haotong Li (-4)
  • T1 — Matt Fitzpatrick (-4)
  • T1 — Christiaan Bezuidenhout (-4)
  • T1 — Harris English (-4)
  • T6 — Matthew Jordan (-3)
  • T6 — Scottie Scheffler (-3)
  • T6 — Sadom Kaewkanjana (-3)
  • T6 — Tyrrell Hatton (-3)
  • T10 — Nicolai Hojgaard (-2)
  • T10 — Lee Westwood (-2)
  • T10 — Rickie Fowler (-2)
  • T10 — Rasmus Hojgaard (-2)
  • T10 — Aaron Rai (-2)
  • T10 — Brian Harman (-2)
  • T10 — Maverick McNealy (-2)
  • T10 — Justin Rose (-2)
  • T10 — Lucas Glover (-2)
  • T10 — Tom Kim (-2)
  • T20 — Phil Mickelson (-1)
  • T20 — Sam Burns (-1)
  • T20 — Jon Rahm (-1)
  • T20 — Shane Lowry (-1)
  • T20 — John Axelsen (-1)
  • T20 — Zach Johnson (-1)
  • T20 — Sergio Garcia (-1)
  • T20 — Angel Hidalgo (-1)
  • T20 — Justin Leonard (-1)
  • T20 — Joaquin Niemann (-1)
  • T20 — Rory McIlroy (-1)
  • T20 — Tony Finau (-1)
  • T32 — Jordan Smith (E)
  • T32 — Takumi Kanaya (E)
  • T32 — Xander Schauffele (E)
  • T32 — Jesper Svensson (E)
  • T32 — Daniel Hillier (E)
  • T32 — Andrew Novak (E)
  • T32 — Dean Burmester (E)
  • T32 — Matt McCarty (E)
  • T32 — Sungjae Im (E)
  • T32 — Romain Langasque (E)
  • T32 — Robert MacIntyre (E)
  • T32 — Nathan Kimsey (E)
  • T32 — Jason Kokrak (E)
  • T45 — Tom McKibbin (+1)
  • T45 — Cameron Smith (+1)
  • T45 — Thomas Detry (+1)
  • T45 — Chris Gotterup (+1)
  • T45 — Thorbjorn Olesen (+1)
  • T45 — Stephan Jaegar (+1)
  • T45 — Kristoffer Reitan (+1)
  • T45 — Adrien Saddier (+1)
  • T45 — Sepp Straka (+1)
  • T45 — Nico Echavarria (+1)
  • T45 — Oliver Lindell (+1)
  • T45 — Jesper Sandborg (+1)
  • T45 — Riki Kawamoto (+1)
  • T45 — Francesco Molinari (+1)
  • T45 — Adam Scott (+1)
  • T45 — Bud Cauley (+1)
  • T45 — John Parry (+1)
  • T45 — Shaun Norris (+1)
  • T45 — Keegan Bradley (+1)
  • T45 — Daniel Berger (+1)
  • T45 — Antoine Rozner (+1)
  • T45 — JT Poston (+1)
  • T45 — Russell Henley (+1)
  • T45 — Justin Thomas (+1)
  • T45 — Jhonattan Vegas (+1)
  • T70 — Jason Day (+2)
  • T70 — Dustin Johnson (+2)
  • T70 — Julien Guerrier (+2)
  • T70 — Patrick Cantlay (+2)
  • T70 — Sebastian Soderberg (+2)
  • T70 — Justin Walters (+2)
  • T70 — Akshay Bhatia (+2)
  • T70 — JJ Spaun (+2)
  • T70 — Matti Schmid (+2)
  • T70 — Justin Suh (+2)
  • T70 — Matteo Manassero (+2)
  • T70 — Marc Leishman (+2)
  • T70 — Connor Graham (a) (+2)
  • T70 — Matt Wallace (+2)
  • T70 — Davis Thompson (+2)
  • T70 — Harry Hall (+2)
  • T70 — Thriston Lawrence (+2)
  • T70 — Chris Kirk (+2)
  • T70 — Jordan Spieth (+2)
  • T70 — Ludvig Aberg (+2)
  • T70 — Viktor Hovland (+2)
  • T70 — Tommy Fleetwood (+2)
  • T70 — Brian Campbell (+2)
  • T70 — Cameron Adam (a) (+2)
  • T70 — Curtis Knipes (+2)
  • T70 — Young-han Song (+2)
  • T70 — George Bloor (+2)
  • T97 — Marco Penge (+3)
  • T97 — Justin Hastings (a) (+3)
  • T97 — Lucas Herbert (+3)
  • T97 — Cameron Young (+3)
  • T97 — Hideki Matsuyama (+3)
  • T97 — Ben Griffin (+3)
  • T97 — Corey Conners (+3)
  • T97 — Denny McCarthy (+3)
  • T97 — Ryggs Johnston (+3)
  • T97 — Richard Teder (a) (+3)
  • T97 — Dylan Naidoo (+3)
  • T97 — Laurie Canter (+3)
  • T97 — Rikuya Hoshino (+3)
  • T97 — Si Woo Kim (+3)
  • T97 — Michael Kim (+3)
  • T97 — Min Woo Lee (+3)
  • T97 — OJ Farrell (+3)
  • T114 — Padraig Harrington (+4)
  • T114 — Taylor Pendrith (+4)
  • T114 — Darren Clarke (+4)
  • T114 — Filip Jakubcik (a) (+4)
  • T114 — Henrik Stenson (+4)
  • T114 — Ryan Fox (+4)
  • T114 — Brooks Koepka (+4)
  • T114 — Collin Morikawa (+4)
  • T114 — Stewart Cink (+4)
  • T114 — Ethan Fang (a) (+4)
  • T114 — Elvis Smylie (+4)
  • T114 — Sahith Theegala (+4)
  • T114 — Daniel Young (+4)
  • T128 — Byeong Hun An (+5)
  • T128 — Wyndham Clark (+5)
  • T128 — Daniel Brown (+5)
  • T128 — Matthieu Pavon (+5)
  • T128 — Shugo Imahira (+5)
  • T128 — Sebastian Cave (a) (+5)
  • T134 — Louis Oosthuizen (+6)
  • T134 — Guido Migliozzi (+6)
  • T134 — Ryan Peake (+6)
  • T134 — Niklas Norgaard (+6)
  • T134 — Davis Riley (+6)
  • T134 — Aldrich Potgieter (+6)
  • T134 — Patrick Reed (+6)
  • T134 — Sampson Zheng (+6)
  • T134 — Nick Taylor (+6)
  • T134 — Frazer Jones (a) (+6)
  • T144 — Max Greyserman (+7)
  • T144 — Mikiya Akutso (+7)
  • T144 — Martin Couvra (+7)
  • T144 — Darren Fichardt (+7)
  • T144 — Bryson DeChambeau (+7)
  • T144 — John Caitlin (+7)
  • T150 — Daniel Van Tonder (+8)
  • T150 — Kevin Yu (+8)
  • T150 — Mackenzie Hughes (+8)
  • 153 — Curtis Luck (+9)
  • T154 — K J Choi (+10)
  • T154 — Tom Hoge (+10)
  • 156 — Bryan Newman (a) (+11)

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